US Patent Issued to SAFRAN NACELLES on Jan. 20 for "Nacelle for an aircraft propulsion unit, comprising a safety rod forming a structural reinforcement" (French Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,528,593, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to SAFRAN NACELLES (Gonfreville-l'Orcher, France).

"Nacelle for an aircraft propulsion unit, comprising a safety rod forming a structural reinforcement" was invented by Pierre-Alain Reboul (Moissy-Cramayel, France), Hazem Kioua (Moissy-Cramayel, France), Thomas Marlay (Moissy-Cramayel, France) and Ophelie Schmitter (Moissy-Cramayel, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A nacelle for an aircraft propulsion unit, includes at least one safety rod capable of holding a cowl open when the rod is placed in a holding position. The rod is configured so that it can be arranged, by moving at least one of it...